As soon as I have worked off all the flan I have eaten over the past few days, I need a jar of this: Flying Bird Botanicals Cacao Vanilla Rose Drinking Chocolate. "Rose + vanilla bean offer delicate floral notes complementing this decadent raw cacao." $16.50 for 212g at Beautyhabit.
Fiasconaro (of Sicily) make panettone with Candied Chestnuts and Gianduja for Dolce & Gabbana. If you live in the EU and want to see the whole range, go here. If you live in the US, Neiman Marcus does not have this particular one, but they have some other Fiasconaro + Dolce & Gabbana panettone, including one with citrus and saffron for $65. (And I did not do an exhaustive search, other stores might have these.)
Ah, a little something for snack time. Aftelier's new Ginger Rose chocolate bar in collaboration with Areté Fine Chocolate. "We collaborated with renowned artisan perfumer Mandy Aftel to create this special bar. A divine marriage of our Belize Maya Mountain Chocolate and her 100% natural Turkish Rose and Indonesian Ginger Chef’s Essences. We spent almost four months working together to get the balance just right, and if you’re a fan of ginger we think you’ll agree that this bar is as close to perfection as you could hope to get." $15 at Aftelier.
So I was going to show you my latest body product lemming from Ladurée, but then I made the mistake of browsing around and now I just want this, rather badly just at the moment: the Macaron Rhubarb Marie Antoinette tea pastry. "Two macaron shells garnished with a whipped cream infused with Marie Antoinette tea and a rhubarb compote." €7.50. Please send two, along with a couple of the Pineapple Mango Jasmine ones and maybe one of the Raspberry Verbena, why not?
In case the announcement about Nina Ricci's Les Sorbets made you hungry, get yourself over to France and pick up a limited edition Nina gelato at Amorino, with raspberry, lemon, mandarin and a hint of jasmine, plus macaron and mini chocolate apple. Available from 15 April to 30 June. (via ladepeche.fr)